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NG 20, 192%E i. J., RELL G DEVICE SCOURIN Filed Jan. 15y 1927 PatentedNov. 20, 1928.

JULES J'. BRELL, OF NEW YORK, N.

scoUnINe DEVICE.

Application led January 15, 1927. Serial No. 161,277..v

This invention relates to a device used for scouring pots, pans, dishes,bottles or other household utensils and has for its object to provideanabrasive material and improved holder for the same,'permitting suchabrasive inaterial to be both economically held and used.

A further object of this invention is to provide an -improved holder foran abrasive polishing material, whereby such materia-l can be maintainedin' a convenient and uniform shape despite hard use and will be so heldthat it cannot cut or mairthe fingers while being used for polishing orother purposes.`

With these objects and such' other objects as may hereinafter appearinview, I have .devised the particular arrangement of parts hereinafterset forth and more particularly pointed out in the claims appendedhereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a parth'ereof in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of m 1mproved scouring orpolish-ing device, wit parts being broken away -to discloseconstruction;

Figure 2 .is a vertical sectional vlew of a part of the same;

' Figure 3 is a side elevation, partly in sec-l tion of a modified formof device y Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-#4 of Figure 3,looking in the directlon of the arrows;

Figure 5 isa side elevation partly 1n sectlon of a further modification;and

Figure 6 is a side elevation of a still further modification. Throughoutthe various views of the draw- 4 ings, similar reierencecharactersdesignate similar parts. t

In 4the embodimentof my invention disclosed in Figure 1, 1 indicates theouter covering 'or casing of the device. This casing'or .covering-1smade of any suitable resillent material andv 1s preferably waterproof orwater-repellent, so that it will maintain lits shape while being used inwater. The covering'l may thus be made of rubber, wateryproof fabric,very thin metal or the like.

It is, as was heretofore stated, preferably made resilient,althoughitshould possess sufficient rigidityror stitnessto maintain Aitsshape during use and prevent its contents, consisting of an 'abrasive' 2from becoming mlsshapenl or distorted. The abrasive substance 2`may beof any suitable material and vpreferably consists'of steel wool which istightly compactedinto the casing or cover lso that the inherentresiliency of this wool 2 combined with the resiliency of the covering 1causes the material 2 to be maintained in position within the covering.It is also desirable to secure such material further in place by the useof a lwater-proofadhesive indicated at 3,`with which the inner face ofthe covering 1 may be coated.

At 4 is shown a stiiening member or block which is insertedfinto one ofthe ends of the casing or cover 1, this block tending to maintain thecasing in a substantially cylindrical form and also to add a desirablestiness to the construction.l The casing or cover 1 is provided with aplurality of circumferential grooves 5, which are spaced apart atdesired distances and which naturally provide weakened parts on thecasing or lines .upon which es ,l

parts of the casing may be torn away to expose partsof the abrasivematerial 2.

Located between the grooves 5 are thickened areas 6 and these areas 6are provided with cut away' portions 7 at which are located triangularshaped apertures 8.

It will be seen from Figures 1 and 2 that on one side of the covering,th/ese apertures 8 are located in alternating ribs Gand on the oppositeside such apertures are located in those ribs which are skipped on thefirst mentioned side. This construction tends to avoid'the provision ofa single continuous longitudinal weakened line.

From the foregoing, the manner in which the device is used will bereadily understood. When the device is sold, it may bein the formdisclosed in Figure 1, whereby a small amount of the abrasive or steelvwool 2 projects below the end 4of the covering 1. The device may bethen held in the hand and used for scouring or polishing purposes untilyther exposed part of the abrasive 2qis used o r be- -come worn downiiush with the end of the covering. Thereupon, the end of a fork orother pointed household implement may be inserted in thev lowermostopening 8 and a part of the covering torn off on the lowest weakenedline or groove 5, so that part ofthe abrasive will beexposed This may becontinued as long as there is any abrasivev material in the holder, itbeing merely necessary lto tear ofi o r remove successive rings on thecovering` to expose portions of the abrasive material..

It will also be noted that the construction of the cover or casing 1just mentioned is such that, it provides a roughened exterior surface sothat it does not become slippery or ioo Ilos

dicult to hold in soapy Water. is this cas-v ing or cover 1 securelygrips the abrasive, it does not permit the abrasive to become solidie'dor compacted and rendered unt for use nor does it expose to the hands agreater part of the Wool than is necessary for actual use. ln theconstruction disclosed in Figures 3 and the covering disclosed at 9 maybe of any suitable materiai, such as a Waterproof fabric, rubber or'thelike and inthis modiication of my invention, said covering is et tubulartorni and consists or a section ot materai tightly Wrapped around theabrasive material 2 and a. longitudinally extending edge 10 of thecovering is provided with a plurality ot spaced inwardly extending slits11, providing tabs 12 Which may be successively grasped to tear ottl apart of the covering and expose portions of the abrasive 2 as may berequired. ln the modiiication of my inventiondisclosed in` Figure 5, thecovering 13 there shown preferably of rubber is provided With aplurality of diagonally extending serrations or threads 1li and thisthreaded part is provided with punched-out tabs 15 which can besuccessively grasped so that parts ot the covering may be torn orthreaded olf to expose. successive parts of the contained abrasive orWool 2. lt will be noted that the threads are left hand threads, so thatportions ot this covering ltearo When sucfatt cessive tabs 15 arepulled. llt will be seen that the tabs 15 are spaced apart so that thereis located intermediate of each pair of tabs, an interveningrib. Thecasing is thus arranged in order that when each section is torn away,the then remaining lower end of the casing Will be in the nature of acontinuous rib, preventing inadvertent tearing of the casing -While thedevice is being. used for scouring.'

In the modication of my invention disclosed in Figure 6, the covering'is'fornied from a single,` continuous, spirally Wound strip 17vvhich isprovided with transverselyextending weakened lines 18, so that to exposeparts ot the Wool or abrasive, part 'of the covering 17 is univound andsevered or torn oit at any of the weakened lines 18. '1n this con-lstruction, the overlapping parts ot the strip 17 may be adhesivelyjoined to maintain the spirally Wound covering in (position, yet theadhesive is such that it does not possess too great a tenacity toprevent the strip trom being manually unvvound and torn away when,vdesired.

From-the foregoing, it Will be obvious that my device may be embodied inmany forms, without departing from the Spirit oit this invention. Anyorm oit covering used for holding the abrasive should be or" sufficientrigidityV to hold the abrasive in proper shape and to permit its beingin the form ot astick, it Will be seen that the unused part ottheabrasive is always covered and kept clean and ready for" use and thatthe hands of the user are constantly protected by the coveringvvhile thearticle is being used.

Having described my invention, what l claim is.:

1. Anarticle ot the class described comprising a holder for a metallicwool abrasive, said holder being composed ot a tubular casing providedWith -spiral exterior ribs, sai-d casing being provided With a pluralityof struck out tabs produced by the severance of some of said ribs.

Y 2. An article of the class described com- Jprising aholder for ametallic Wool abrasive consisting of a tubular section of exterior-lyribbed rubber, the ribs being severed at spaced points providing pullingtabs for successively tearing awa sections of said casing.

8. An article ott e class described coniprising a substantiallycylindrical body ot metallic Wool abrasive, a container thereforconsisting of a ribbed tubular section of resilient impervious material,said container surrounding the body of Wool and`maintaining it in itssubstantially cylindrical shape, an-d weakened at spaced points on theribs ot said container whereby parts of the container may besuccessively torn away.

4. An article of the class described comprising a holder containingmetallic wool abrasive, said holder being composed of a rubber tubularcasing adapted to be removed in sections to expose successive portionsof its contents.

5. An article of the class described, comprising -a tubular casing offlexible Waterrepellent' materialy containing metallic Wool, saidcasinghaving a plurality of external ribs, ,punched-out. tearing tabs providedat spaced intervals in said casing, with one coniplete riblocatedbetween each pair of tabs.

' Signed at thecity, county and State of New York, this 14th`day vofJanuary, 1927.

' Y JULES J. BRELL.

